GRE Word List
GROVEL
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner
The meaning of the word grovel is crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| serrated | having a sawtoothed edge; Ex. serrated leaf |
| sinister | evil; ominous |
| solemnity | seriousness; gravity |
| infinitesimal | very small |
| effigy | dummy; likeness of a person made of wood, paper, or stone; Ex. burn an effigy of the President |
| ominous | threatening; of an evil omen |
| cession | yielding to another; ceding |
| disarray | state of disorder; a disorderly or untidy state; Ex. with her clothes in disarray |
| incident | event; event that causes a crisis |
| abstinence | restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from vote |
