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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |