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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gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
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theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
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