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 |
|---|---|
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
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| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |