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 |
|---|---|
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |