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 |
|---|---|
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| impinge | encroach |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |