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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| raiment | clothing |
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| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
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| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |