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 |
|---|---|
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| verge | brink |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| cataclysm | flood |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |