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Vocabulary Test 10
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Directions: <b style="font-family:" 'times="" new="" roman';="" font-size:="" medium;="">Select the word or phrase closest in meaning to the given word.
Prone
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thrown forward
💡 Explanation:
The word 'prone' literally means 'having a tendency' or 'likely to' but its etymology comes from Latin 'pronus' meaning 'leaning forward' or 'thrown forward'. While commonly used to indicate susceptibility to something, the closest meaning among the options is the literal 'thrown forward' which captures its original physical orientation sense.