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 |
|---|---|
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| shove | to push along |