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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| queasy | causing nausea |