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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furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
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intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
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subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
unregenerate | not regenerate |
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provenance | origin |
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