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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |