VCR 6 Presentation
Bhargavi Bhaskar
Fill in the Blank:
The ________________ person on the road has the chance of being run over.
recumbent
reclining; lying down (adj.)
recumbence (n.), recumbency (n.)
recumbence (n.), recumbency (n.)
Synonyms:
- prone
- prostrate
- supine
- prostrate
- supine
Antonyms:
- upright
- vertical
- erect
- vertical
- erect
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Practice:
In which sentence is the word used incorrectly?
1) A recumbent bike gives more back support than regular bikes.
2) I was so tired, I recumbent on the bed
3) The recumbent student was yelled at by his teacher to sit up straight.
4) It was recently discovered that a recumbent monk had not been dead but merely meditating on his back.
1) A recumbent bike gives more back support than regular bikes.
2) I was so tired, I recumbent on the bed
3) The recumbent student was yelled at by his teacher to sit up straight.
4) It was recently discovered that a recumbent monk had not been dead but merely meditating on his back.