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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WordMeaning
dexterousmentally adroit and skillful : clever
bereftdeprived or robbed of the possession or use of something
gnomemaxim
concedeto acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly
resignationan act or instance of resigning something : surrender
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
onslaughtan especially fierce attack
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
arsenalan establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment