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 |
|---|---|
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |