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
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
gingerlyvery cautious or careful
primogeniturethe state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
agitateto excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme
polemican aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars