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
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
implicationsomething implied: such as
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
markedhaving an identifying mark
unravelto disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
ascribeto refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing
minusculevery small