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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| pliant | pliable |