GRE Word List

SURMOUNT

to prevail over : overcome

The meaning of the word surmount is to prevail over : overcome.

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WordMeaning
evoketo call forth or up: such as
whittlea large knife
untowarddifficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly
quashto suppress or extinguish summarily and completely
rarefiedbeing less dense
irresoluteuncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating
graciousmarked by kindness and courtesy
sadisticof, relating to, or characterized by sadism
inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion
cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem