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 |
|---|---|
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |