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 |
|---|---|
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| marital | of or relating to marriage or the married state |
| antecede | precede |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |