GRE Word List
PROSTRATE
stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
The meaning of the word prostrate is stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| clime | climate |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |