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 |
|---|---|
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
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| biting | having the power to bite |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |