GRE Word List
SOPORIFIC
causing or tending to cause sleep
The meaning of the word soporific is causing or tending to cause sleep.
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|---|---|
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
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| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |