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 |
|---|---|
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| invalid | not valid: |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| crass | gross |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |