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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| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
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| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
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