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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WordMeaning
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
obeliskan upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid
enthrallto hold spellbound : charm
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
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mutabilityprone to change : inconstant
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine