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 |
|---|---|
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| parlance | speech |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |