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 |
|---|---|
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |