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 |
|---|---|
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |