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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
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| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
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| satiate | filled to satiety |
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| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |