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
convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor
imputeto lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly
invincibleincapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued
damnto condemn to a punishment or fate
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
pejorativea word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent