GRE Word List
PROTUBERANCE
protrusion; swelling; bulge
The meaning of the word protuberance is protrusion; swelling; bulge.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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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 |