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 |
|---|---|
| faculty | ability |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| retribution | recompense |