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 |
|---|---|
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |