GRE Word List
SURMOUNT
to prevail over : overcome
The meaning of the word surmount is to prevail over : overcome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |