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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| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
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| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| aromatic | of, relating to, or having aroma: |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |