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 |
|---|---|
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| provenance | origin |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |