GRE Word List
PRONE
having a tendency or inclination : being likely
The meaning of the word prone is having a tendency or inclination : being likely.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| perdition | eternal damnation |