GRE Word List
STUPOR
state of being stupefied; state of apathy; daze; lack of awareness
The meaning of the word stupor is state of being stupefied; state of apathy; daze; lack of awareness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| seethe | be violently disturbed; boil; (of a liquid) move about wildly as if boiling; Ex. The nation was seething with discontent. |
| gyroscope | apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc. |
| nicety | precision; accuracy; minute distinction or difference; Ex. to a nicety: exactly; precisely; Ex. distinguish between niceties |
| coeval | living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age |
| rivulet | small stream; CF. rill < rivulet < river |
| deplore | regret; express sorrow and severe disapproval for something bad; Ex. deplore their violent behavior; ADJ. deplorable: very bad; deserving severe disapproval; Ex. deplorable living condition |
| naivete | quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility; ADJ. naive(na\"ive): ingenuous; lacking worldliness; simple; credulous |
| hilarity | boisterous mirth(merriment; laughter); ADJ. hilarious: full of laughter |
| cemetery | place for burying the dead |
| heinous | atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime |