oscitancy

nounCommon GRE wordMore O words

drowsy inattentiveness, often expressed through yawning

In a sentence

Oscitancy in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing oscitancy in a sentence.

A general oscitancy settled over the lecture hall as the speaker droned on.

Synonyms

drowsinessinattentiontorpor

Antonyms

alertnessvigilance

Keep going

a stupid, clumsy, or boorish person

stubbornly refusing to change one's mind or course of action

a gesture or attitude of deep respect or submission

showing deferential respect or submissive obedience

a tapering stone pillar with a pyramidal top, typically erected as a monument

grossly overweight to a degree that poses a health risk

to make something deliberately unclear or confusing

the act of making something deliberately unclear or confusing

Common questions

Oscitancy (noun) means drowsy inattentiveness, often expressed through yawning

Here is oscitancy used in an example sentence: "A general oscitancy settled over the lecture hall as the speaker droned on."

Common synonyms for oscitancy include drowsiness, inattention, torpor.

Antonyms of oscitancy include alertness, vigilance.

Oscitancy is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.