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 |
|---|---|
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| devious | wandering |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |