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 |
|---|---|
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| retribution | recompense |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |