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 |
|---|---|
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |