GRE Word List
SURMOUNT
to prevail over : overcome
The meaning of the word surmount is to prevail over : overcome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| inequity | injustice |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| skimp | skimpy |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |