GRE Word List
SOMNOLENT
of a kind likely to induce sleep
The meaning of the word somnolent is of a kind likely to induce sleep.
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| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| poise | balance |