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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metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter
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tacta keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
immunenot susceptible or responsive
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