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 |
|---|---|
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |