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 |
|---|---|
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| cue | the letter q |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |