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 |
|---|---|
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |