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 |
|---|---|
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |