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 |
|---|---|
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| boor | peasant |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |