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
malcontenta discontented person:
contortionsto twist in a violent manner
foliagea representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation
mutedbeing mute : silent
jurisdictionthe power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law
pedagogueteacher
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
rococorococo work or style
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur