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 |
|---|---|
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |