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 |
|---|---|
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |