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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WordMeaning
emollientmaking soft or supple
predilectionan established preference for something
solicitorone that solicits
enigmasomething hard to understand or explain
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
demolitionthe act of demolishing
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy