GRE Word List
PROMONTORY
a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water
The meaning of the word promontory is a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
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| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
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| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |