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
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
dankunpleasantly moist or wet
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
meagerhaving little flesh : thin
manifestoa written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer
dynamogenerator
accommodateto provide with something desired, needed, or suited
ascertainto find out or learn with certainty
extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
latchto lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms