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 |
|---|---|
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| collected | gathered together |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |