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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savanta person of learning
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cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
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morosehaving a sullen and gloomy disposition
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