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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| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| collected | gathered together |
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| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
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