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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |