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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |