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.

Random words

WordMeaning
retrenchcut down
clipperone that clips something
connoisseurexpert
arcaneknown or knowable only to a few people : secret
stringenttight
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
billowwave
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew