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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| hap | happening |
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| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
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| concentric | having a common center |
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| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |