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 |
|---|---|
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |