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
retrenchcut down
dishonorlack or loss of honor or reputation
incandescentwhite, glowing, or luminous with intense heat
writheto twist into coils or folds
drudgerydull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor
disheveledmarked by disorder or disarray
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
pulsethe regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
mutabilityprone to change : inconstant