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 |
|---|---|
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |