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 |
|---|---|
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| occident | west |
| passe | past one's prime |