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 |
|---|---|
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |