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 |
|---|---|
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |