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 |
|---|---|
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| contest | strive |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| putrefy | to make putrid |