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 |
|---|---|
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |