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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| encompass | include |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |