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 |
|---|---|
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |