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 |
|---|---|
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |