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 |
|---|---|
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |