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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| distend | extend |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| retaliate | to return like for like |