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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primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
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discomposeto destroy the composure of
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
rumbleto make a low heavy rolling sound
ingrainedforming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated
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scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
simianof, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes