GRE Word List
PREVAIL
to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph
The meaning of the word prevail is to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |