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 |
|---|---|
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| acne | a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |