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 |
|---|---|
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| throes | pang |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |