GRE Word List
SURMOUNT
to prevail over : overcome
The meaning of the word surmount is to prevail over : overcome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |