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 |
|---|---|
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
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| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |