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 |
|---|---|
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| benison | blessing |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| throes | pang |