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
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
adjurationa solemn oath
palliddeficient in color : wan
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt
reprisala retaliatory act
jovialcharacterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly
propinquitynearness of blood : kinship
antithesisthe direct opposite