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 |
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| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| savant | a person of learning |
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |