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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|---|---|
| spoof | deceive |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
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| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
