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 |
|---|---|
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |