GRE Word List
INSOMNIA
wakefulness; inability to sleep
The meaning of the word insomnia is wakefulness; inability to sleep.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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chastise | punish as by beating; criticize severely |
slither | slip or slide |
ebullient | showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm; boiling; N. ebullience; N. ebullition: state of boiling |
effluvium | noxious(harmful) smell |
faction | party; clique (within a large group); dissension |
paradigm | model; example that serves as a model; pattern; list of all the inflectional forms of a word |
affected | artificial; pretended |
commemorate | honor the memory of; serve as a memorial to; Ex. commemorate the 100th anniversary/those who died in the war |
meteoric | like a meteor; swift; momentarily brilliant; Ex. meteoric rise to fame; N. meteor |
engender | cause; produce; give rise to |