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 |
|---|---|
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
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| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
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