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 |
|---|---|
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |