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 |
|---|---|
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| potentate | ruler |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |