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 |
|---|---|
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| junket | trip |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| omnipotent | almighty |