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 |
|---|---|
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| calculated | apt |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |