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 |
|---|---|
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| encumber | weigh down |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |