GRE Word List
SLEEPER
one that sleeps
The meaning of the word sleeper is one that sleeps.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| asunder | into parts |