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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| rightful | just |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| militate | to have weight or effect |