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
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
agendaa list or outline of things to be considered or done
anecdotea usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
visionaryhaving or marked by foresight and imagination
brindledhaving obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground
panegyrica eulogistic oration or writing
apotheosisthe perfect form or example of something : quintessence
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
palettea thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on
colloquyconversation