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 |
|---|---|
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| leave-taking | departure |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| fulcrum | prop |