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 |
|---|---|
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |