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 |
|---|---|
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| panoramic | of, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| reverie | daydream |