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 |
|---|---|
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| cow | the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) |