GRE Word List

PROTUBERANCE

something that is protuberant

The meaning of the word protuberance is something that is protuberant.

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WordMeaning
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
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expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
vyingcontending; to strive for superiority
conventionalformed by agreement or compact
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
congenitalexisting at or dating from birth
efficacythe power to produce an effect
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together