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 |
|---|---|
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
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| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |