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 |
|---|---|
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |