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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WordMeaning
misapprehensionto apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
prolificproducing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful
sentinelsentry
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
abodethe place where one lives : home
skittishlively or frisky in action : capricious
caninea conical pointed tooth
remitto lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly
exuberancethe quality or state of being exuberant
impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of