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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effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
representationalone that represents: such as
compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion
pigmenta substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials
loga usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree
exorbitantnot coming within the scope of the law
mendaciousgiven to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth
pariaha member of a low caste of southern India
pareto trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of
scapegoata 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