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.

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abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
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ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
conclusiveof, relating to, or being a conclusion
aloofremoved or distant either physically or emotionally
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influxa coming in
plaitpleat
repineto feel or express dejection or discontent : complain
dominantcommanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others