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 |
|---|---|
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| stilted | pompous |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| arid | excessively dry |