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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WordMeaning
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
agglomerationthe action or process of collecting in a mass
aproposbeing both relevant and opportune
rummageto make a thorough search or investigation
libidoinstinctual 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
incensematerial used to produce a fragrant odor when burned
parablea usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle