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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| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |