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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WordMeaning
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
miniona servile dependent, follower, or underling
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intermediarymediator
protuberancesomething that is protuberant
obscuredark
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intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
rescindto take away : remove
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