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 |
|---|---|
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |