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 |
|---|---|
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| fluke | flatfish |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |