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 |
|---|---|
| realm | kingdom |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| dilute | attenuate |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| phenomena | phenomenon |