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 |
|---|---|
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |