GRE Word List

PREEMINENT

having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding

The meaning of the word preeminent is having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding.

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WordMeaning
finalethe close or termination of something: such as
trappingsoutward signs
reimburseto pay back to someone : repay
forerunnerone that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
sproutto grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout
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
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate
precariousdependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments