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 |
|---|---|
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| auroral | dawn |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |