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 |
|---|---|
| sophist | philosopher |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
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| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
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