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 |
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remediable | capable of being remedied |
ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
passe | past one's prime |
shack | hut |