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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WordMeaning
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
disportsport
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
tannerone that tans hides
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
dissuadeto advise (a person) against something
drudgerydull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor
linguisticof or relating to language or linguistics
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt