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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |