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 |
|---|---|
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| clipper | one that clips something |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |