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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| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| impenitent | not penitent |