GRE Word List
SURMOUNT
to prevail over : overcome
The meaning of the word surmount is to prevail over : overcome.
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Word | Meaning |
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efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |