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 |
|---|---|
| grate | grating |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| paltry | inferior |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |