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

WordMeaning
inhibitto prohibit from doing something
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
idiosyncrasya peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality
valorstrength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery
defrockto deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
incarnationthe act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate
heresyadherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma