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 |
|---|---|
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |