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 |
|---|---|
| residual | remainder |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |