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 |
|---|---|
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |