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 |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |