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 |
|---|---|
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |