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
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
blithelacking due thought or consideration : casual
assailto attack violently : assault
altercationa noisy, heated, angry dispute
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
annexto attach as a quality, consequence, or condition
rallyto muster for a common purpose
nauseouscausing nausea or disgust : nauseating