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 |
|---|---|
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| significant | having meaning |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| plane | airplane |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |