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 |
|---|---|
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |