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
inquisitivegiven to examination or investigation
understateto represent as less than is the case
blueof the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue
engenderbeget
recumbentsuggestive of repose : leaning
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
slovenlyuntidy especially in personal appearance
perigeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth
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belateddelayed beyond the usual time