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
deputizeto appoint as deputy
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
curban edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter
obesehaving excessive body fat
gorgea narrow passage through land
repulsionthe action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
lamentto mourn aloud : wail
amputateto remove by or as if by cutting
antagonismopposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle
noncommittalgiving no clear indication of attitude or feeling