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.

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purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
constitutionthe basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it
dozeto sleep lightly
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
thesisa dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view
antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
siblingsib
kenthe range of perception, understanding, or knowledge
relegateto send into exile : banish
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