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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affluenceabundance of property : wealth
teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
polyglotone who is polyglot
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nubileof marriageable condition or age
regalof, relating to, or suitable for a king
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