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 |
|---|---|
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| cohorts | companion |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |