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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methodicalarranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order
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derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
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imbueendow
unilateraldone or undertaken by one person or party
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sovereigntysupreme power especially over a body politic