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 |
|---|---|
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| onus | burden |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |