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 |
|---|---|
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |