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 |
|---|---|
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |