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 |
|---|---|
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |