GRE Word List
SURMOUNT
to prevail over : overcome
The meaning of the word surmount is to prevail over : overcome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forego | to go before : precede |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| amend | to put right |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |