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 |
|---|---|
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| guileless | innocent |
| wont | accustomed |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |