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 |
|---|---|
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| parlance | speech |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |