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 |
|---|---|
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |