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 |
|---|---|
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |