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 |
|---|---|
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| anthropologist | the science of human beings |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |