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 |
|---|---|
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| billowing | wave |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |