GRE Word List
SUPINE
lying on the back or with the face upward
The meaning of the word supine is lying on the back or with the face upward.
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| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
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| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |