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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mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit
turmoila state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion
amnesialoss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
luridcausing horror or revulsion : gruesome
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
jurisprudencethe science or philosophy of law