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 |
|---|---|
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |