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 |
|---|---|
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| slapdash | haphazard |