GRE Word List
PROMINENT
standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant
The meaning of the word prominent is standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| mulct | fine |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
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| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |