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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irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
adroit | having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations |
melee | a confused struggle |
cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |