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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |