GRE Word List
SUPINE
lying on back; passive; inactive; Ex. The defeated pugilist lay supine; Ex. supine acceptance of the decision
The meaning of the word supine is lying on back; passive; inactive; Ex. The defeated pugilist lay supine; Ex. supine acceptance of the decision.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pretext | excuse |
| executive | person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing |
| nullify | make invalid; make null; invalidate |
| natal | connected with birth; CF. prenatal; CF. postnatal |
| deviate | turn away from (a principle, norm); move away from an accepted standard; swerve; depart; diverge; N. deviation; Ex. deviation of the path of light by a prism |
| carillon | a set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played |
| extraneous | not essential; irrelevant; superfluous; external; coming from the outside; Ex. extraneous details/noise/to the subject |
| saccharine | cloying sweet; characteristic of sugar or saccharin |
| spurn | reject disdainfully; scorn; Ex. She spurned all offers of help. |
| gnarl | protruding knot on a tree; V. |
