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 |
|---|---|
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| render | to melt down |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |