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 |
|---|---|
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |