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 |
|---|---|
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| spate | freshet |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |