GRE Word List
PROTRUDE
to jut out from the surrounding surface or context
The meaning of the word protrude is to jut out from the surrounding surface or context.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| ensconce | shelter |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |