Word of the day
prone
1. likely to or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something, typically something regrettable or unwelcome
“years of logging had left the mountains prone to mudslides”
2. lying on one's front with face downward
“I was lying prone on a foam mattress”
adjective
/proʊn/
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Choose the word that best fits in the phrase
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"After the accident, he was more prone to _____ anxiety than ever before."
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- unlikely
- upright
- inclined
- immune
- liable
- apt
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