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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WordMeaning
procrastinateto put off intentionally and habitually
uncouthawkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
sourbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection
impotentnot potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless