GRE Word List
SOPORIFIC
causing or tending to cause sleep
The meaning of the word soporific is causing or tending to cause sleep.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scotch | scottish |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |