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 |
|---|---|
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |