torpid: 迟缓的|torpidity|dormant, apathetic, numb, sluggish, dull
1) being dormant; slow, sluggish
1 a : having lost motion or the power of exertion or feeling : DORMANT, NUMB b : sluggish in functioning or acting
2 : lacking in energy or vigor : APATHETIC, DULL
2) lethargic; sluggish; dormant
torpid <> ardent, ebullient, animated, vivacious; responsive, arduous
When we came upon the hibernating bear, it was in a torpid state.
A torpid animal does not act with energy.
The old, torpid dog spent most of his time sleeping.
新gre考试已经陆陆续续被很多考生体验过，根据ets的考察方向及考生的反应，新gre对单词的考察并没有降低反而还有所提高，因此备考新gre考试词汇仍是迫在眉睫的问题，俗话说：“万丈高楼平地起”只有精确熟练的掌握了词汇，才可能在征服新gre考试的道路上立于不败之地。
