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

WordMeaning
plummetto fall perpendicularly
tauthaving no give or slack : tightly drawn
illusiona misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
earthlycharacteristic of or belonging to this earth
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
inditemake up
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
adherentone who adheres to something: such as
decreean order usually having the force of law