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 |
|---|---|
| ossify | to change into bone |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |