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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WordMeaning
predisposeto dispose in advance
retortto pay or hurl back : return
cloyingdisgusting or distasteful by reason of excess
wilyfull of wiles : crafty
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
bemusedmarked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed
litheeasily bent or flexed
frivolousof little weight or importance
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling