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 |
|---|---|
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| obstetrician | a physician specializing in obstetrics |
| submerge | to put under water |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |