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 |
|---|---|
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| genre | a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |