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 |
|---|---|
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
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| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| imbibe | drink |