GRE Word List
STUPOR
a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
The meaning of the word stupor is a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |