GRE Word List
SURMOUNT
to prevail over : overcome
The meaning of the word surmount is to prevail over : overcome.
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|---|---|
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
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| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
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