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 |
|---|---|
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |