GRE Word List
PROTUBERANCE
protrusion; swelling; bulge
The meaning of the word protuberance is protrusion; swelling; bulge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adventitious | accidental; casual; happening by chance |
| stickler | perfectionist; person who insists things be exactly right |
| browse | graze; feed on growing grass; skim or glance at casually |
| irremediable | incurable; uncorrectable; impossible to remedy |
| standstill | condition of no movement or activity; stop |
| downcast | disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward |
| censure | blame; criticize; express strong disapproval; N: severe criticism; strong disapproval |
| scavenge | hunt through discarded materials for usable items or food; search, especially for food; N. scavenger: one who scavenges; animal that feeds on refuse and carrion |
| blight | plant disease; V: infect with blight; ruin; destroy |
| mutinous | unruly; rebellious; Ex. mutinous teenagers; N. mutiny: open rebellion; CF. mutineer |
