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

WordMeaning
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
spoilsportone who spoils the sport or pleasure of others
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
pecuniaryconsisting of or measured in money
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
severitythe quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh