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 |
|---|---|
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| retrench | cut down |
| facsimile | an exact copy |