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 |
|---|---|
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |