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 |
|---|---|
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| overweening | arrogant |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |