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 |
|---|---|
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| espouse | marry |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |