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 |
|---|---|
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| sanction | a formal decree |