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 |
|---|---|
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| regime | regimen |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |