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A.Word.A.Day--soporific Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio soporific (sop-uh-RIF-ik, so-puh-) adjective 1. Inducing or tending to induce sleep. 2. Drowsy. noun A drug or other substance that induces sleep; a hypnotic. [From Latin sopor, a deep sleep.] "Indeed, Kapil will be judged as much by his effect on the team as his ability to stir the soporific BCCI." Brrijnath, Rohit, Cricket: Can Kapil Reverse the Swing, India Today, 4 Oct 1999. This week's theme: words from newspapers of the world. X-Bonus Adolescence is a period of rapid changes. Between the ages of 12 and 17, for example, a parent ages 20 years. -Changing Times

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