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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| quizzical | comically quaint |