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 |
|---|---|
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |