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 |
|---|---|
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| championship | designation as champion |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |