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
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
impecunioushaving very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
bruntthe principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)
gentilitythe condition of belonging to the gentry
caliberdegree of mental capacity or moral quality
commandeerto compel to perform military service
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering