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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WordMeaning
illicitnot permitted : unlawful
ultimatuma final proposition, condition, or demand
fortuitousoccurring by chance
protractto prolong in time or space : continue
reverberatereflect
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
belieto give a false impression of
pushyaggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward
slewa large number
psychosomaticof, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body