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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WordMeaning
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
swear-wordword considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody''
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
underhandin a clandestine manner
vouchto supply supporting evidence or testimony
misgivingsa feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
climeclimate
homogeneousof the same or a similar kind or nature