GRE Word List
EMINENT
exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent
The meaning of the word eminent is exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| dour | stern |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |