GRE Word List

INSOMNIA

prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep

The meaning of the word insomnia is prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep.

Random words

WordMeaning
capsizeto cause to overturn
wrytwist
imperilto bring into peril : endanger
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
drasticacting rapidly or violently
bewareto be on one's guard
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
subsidiaryfurnishing aid or support : auxiliary
vituperativeuttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse
semblanceoutward and often specious appearance or show : form