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
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
cardinala high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college
stupefyto make stupid, groggy, or insensible
run-downan item-by-item report or review : summary
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
badgerany of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat