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 |
|---|---|
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |