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 |
|---|---|
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| verbalize | to express something in words |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |