GRE Word List
SURMOUNT
to prevail over : overcome
The meaning of the word surmount is to prevail over : overcome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |