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.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
saline | consisting of or containing salt |
diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
adjoin | to add or attach by joining |