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 |
|---|---|
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |