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 |
|---|---|
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |