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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| Word | Meaning |
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| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
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| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |