GRE Word List
PREVALENT
generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread
The meaning of the word prevalent is generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |