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 |
|---|---|
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| antecede | precede |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |