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 |
|---|---|
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |