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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|---|---|
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| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| brazen | made of brass |
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| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
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