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 |
|---|---|
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |