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 |
|---|---|
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |