GRE Word List
PROTUBERANCE
something that is protuberant
The meaning of the word protuberance is something that is protuberant.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |