GRE Word List
SURMOUNT
to prevail over : overcome
The meaning of the word surmount is to prevail over : overcome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |