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.

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WordMeaning
wringto squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid
inimicalbeing adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence
comprehensivecovering completely or broadly : inclusive
transpireto take place : go on
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
halefree from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound
gluttonone given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original