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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WordMeaning
colloquyconversation
indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
blatantnoisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous
myriadten thousand
buttressa projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building
polemicalof, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
raptlifted up and carried away
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)