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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| whimsy | whim |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |