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 |
|---|---|
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| politic | political |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |