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

WordMeaning
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
botchan inflammatory sore
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
lustera glow of reflected light : sheen
stoketo poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel
hummocka rounded knoll or hillock
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part
negateto deny the existence or truth of
sacrilegiouscommitting or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable