GRE Word List
SOPORIFIC
sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness; drowsy
The meaning of the word soporific is sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness; drowsy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| urchin | mischievous child (usually a boy); CF. urchin: hedgehog; CF. porcupine: pig with spikes ?; CF. sea urchin |
| tantalize | tease; excite by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach; torture with disappointment; CF. Tantalus: Greek mythological figure |
| passive | not active; acted upon; receiving an action without acting in return; accepting without resistance |
| tranquillity | calmness; peace |
| contortions | twistings; distortions; V. contort: twist violently out of shape; CF. contortionist |
| abnegation | renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation |
| germinate | cause to sprout; sprout |
| appall | dismay; shock deeply |
| fickle | changeable (in affections or friendship); faithless |
| advent | arrival |
