GRE Word List
DOZE
to sleep lightly
The meaning of the word doze is to sleep lightly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| debonair | suave |
| ignite | to set afire |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |