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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| trenchant | keen |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |