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.

Random words

WordMeaning
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
gustatoryrelating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
kismetfate
tingea slight staining or suffusing shade or color
ghastlyterrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening
incinerateto cause to burn to ashes
bateto reduce the force or intensity of : restrain
gustoan individual or special taste