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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| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| pliant | pliable |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| pummel | pound |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |