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 |
|---|---|
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| pitfall | trap |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |