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
drasticacting rapidly or violently
vauntedhighly or widely praised or boasted about
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
estimablecapable of being estimated
figmentsomething made up or contrived
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
discerningshowing insight and understanding : discriminating
immunenot susceptible or responsive
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
tiradea protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language