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 |
|---|---|
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| diadem | crown |
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |