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 |
|---|---|
| scapegoat | a 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 |
| viable | capable of living |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| defer | put off |
| marital | of or relating to marriage or the married state |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| gnarl | snarl |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |