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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| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
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