GRE Word List

SURMOUNT

to prevail over : overcome

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

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corpusclea minute particle
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
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weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
recumbentsuggestive of repose : leaning
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accessoryan object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else
vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction
manneredhaving manners of a specified kind