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 |
|---|---|
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |