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.
Random words
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droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
sanction | a formal decree |
lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |