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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| nomenclature | name |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |