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 |
|---|---|
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |