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 |
|---|---|
| bauble | trinket |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| garnish | decorate |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |