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 |
|---|---|
| encumber | weigh down |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |