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 |
|---|---|
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| steep | lofty |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |