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 |
|---|---|
| retiring | reserved |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |