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 |
|---|---|
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| boor | peasant |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| gnome | maxim |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |