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 |
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| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |