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 |
|---|---|
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |