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.

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WordMeaning
cankeran erosive or spreading sore
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befuddleto muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
irasciblemarked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
rusea wily subterfuge
indoctrinateto imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle
iniquitouscharacterized by iniquity