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 |
|---|---|
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| defer | put off |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |