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 |
|---|---|
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |