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.
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tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
nurture | training |
catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |