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 |
|---|---|
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| nib | bill |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |