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 |
|---|---|
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| ebullient | boiling |
| marked | having an identifying mark |