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 |
|---|---|
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |