新GRE词汇复习资料：soporific

　　新GRE改革，词汇量减少20%，但在减少的同时，新GRE对词汇的考察也加大了一定的难度，以下是2014新GRE词汇复习资料。

　　soporific: 催眠的; Inducing or tending to induce sleep

　　1) causing sleep or lethargy

　　2) tending to cause sleep, related to sleep or sleepiness

　　3) producing sleep, somnific, somnolent, slumberous

　　4) causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep

　　【近义】soporific = calming, dull, hypnotic, soothing; hypnotic, narcotic, slumberous, somnolent

　　【反义】soporific invigorating, provocative, exhilarating, energetic, bracing, stimulant, vitality

　　【类比】

　　soporific : sleep

　　soporific : alertness

　　sopor: deep sleep 

　　1. The movie proved to be so soporific that soon loud snores were heard throughout the theater.

　　2. While I am energized by the music of Bach, my husband finds it soporific and often actually falls asleep while listening to it.

　　3. The soporific medication should not be taken when you need to drive.

　　睡眠

　　lethargy n.昏睡，倦怠

　　nap n.v.小睡，打盹

　　repose v.躺着休息，安睡

　　slumber v.n.睡眠，安睡

　　slumberous adj.昏昏欲睡的

　　dormant adj.冬眠的，静止的

　　hibernate v.冬眠，蛰伏

　　hibernation n.冬眠 

　　hypnosis n.催眠状态

　　hypnotic adj.催眠的

　　mesmerize v.对催眠，迷住

　　narcotic n.催眠药　adj.催眠的

　　opiate n.安眠药，鸦片制剂

　　somnolent adj.思睡的，催眠的

　　soporific adj.催眠的，n.安眠药

　　insomnia n.失眠症

　　以上是小编为大家整理的新GRE词汇的相关备考资料，希望考生们加强在词汇方面的记忆，取得好的成绩。