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
conversanthaving knowledge or experience
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
derelictabandoned especially by the owner or occupant
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
insurrectionan act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
convulsionan abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles
apeany of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
insomniaprolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive