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
reinstateto place again (as in possession or in a former position)
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
benefactorsomeone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit
proliferateto grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring
rotundaa round building
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
olfactoryof or relating to the sense of smell
ornithologista branch of zoology dealing with birds
rareseldom occurring or found : uncommon
lucremonetary gain : profit