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 |
|---|---|
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter |