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 |
|---|---|
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |