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.

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WordMeaning
delveexcavate
acquiesceto accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
prosperousauspicious
purveyorone that purveys
stoica member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c.
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
fettera chain or shackle for the feet
nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless