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 |
|---|---|
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |