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 |
|---|---|
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |