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 |
|---|---|
| pitfall | trap |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |