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 |
|---|---|
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| 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 |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |