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 |
|---|---|
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |