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 |
|---|---|
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |