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 |
|---|---|
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| paltry | inferior |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |