GRE Word List
TORPOR
a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
The meaning of the word torpor is a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |