GRE Word List
SOPORIFIC
sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness; drowsy
The meaning of the word soporific is sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness; drowsy.
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urchin | mischievous child (usually a boy); CF. urchin: hedgehog; CF. porcupine: pig with spikes ?; CF. sea urchin |
tantalize | tease; excite by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach; torture with disappointment; CF. Tantalus: Greek mythological figure |
passive | not active; acted upon; receiving an action without acting in return; accepting without resistance |
tranquillity | calmness; peace |
contortions | twistings; distortions; V. contort: twist violently out of shape; CF. contortionist |
abnegation | renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation |
germinate | cause to sprout; sprout |
appall | dismay; shock deeply |
fickle | changeable (in affections or friendship); faithless |
advent | arrival |