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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| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
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| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
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| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
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| biennial | occurring every two years |
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