GRE Word List
GROVEL
to creep with the face to the ground : crawl
The meaning of the word grovel is to creep with the face to the ground : crawl.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| cohorts | companion |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |