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 |
|---|---|
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| billowing | wave |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |