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 |
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| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |