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.
Random words
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pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
preamble | an introductory statement |
philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
fuddle | booze |