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 |
|---|---|
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| farce | stuff |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |