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
balmyhaving the qualities of balm : soothing
alludeto make indirect reference
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religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
interjectionan ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as
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mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed