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

WordMeaning
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
numismatistthe study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals)
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
pragmatista practical approach to problems and affairs
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
nullifyto make null (see null
kaleidoscopean instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
indeliblethat cannot be removed, washed away, or erased