GRE Word List
SURMOUNT
to prevail over : overcome
The meaning of the word surmount is to prevail over : overcome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |