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 |
|---|---|
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| refrain | curb |
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| cession | a yielding to another : concession |