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 |
|---|---|
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |