GRE Word List
PERVASIVE
existing in or spreading through every part of something
The meaning of the word pervasive is existing in or spreading through every part of something.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |