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 |
|---|---|
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| gazette | newspaper |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |