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

WordMeaning
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
alluvialrelating to, composed of, or found in alluvium
valedictionan act of bidding farewell
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
encircleto form a circle around : surround
espionagethe practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company
sprightlymarked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing