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 |
|---|---|
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |