Prone
Prone adjective - Having a tendency to be or act in a certain way.
Subordinate and prone are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subordinate" instead an adjective "Prone".
Subordinate
Subordinate adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.
Prone and subordinate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prone" instead an adjective "Subordinate".
Both words in one sentence
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In the manga, Kota is prone to these - and he gets frustrated not only because he's imagining himself with Seiji, but he's somehow subordinate to Midori.
Source: Manga / Midori Days -
He's also more prone to delegate to his subordinate, almost never going on away missions - unlike Kirk.note Though by Picard's time rules had changed and captains weren't supposed to go on away missions anyway.
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