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 |
|---|---|
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
