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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|---|---|
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
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| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
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| repercussion | reflection |