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 |
|---|---|
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |