Word of the day: Petrified

Petrified

[pe-truh-fahyd] 

adjective

1. so frightened that one is unable to move; paralyzed with fear

2. changed into a stony substance; ossified; hardened

Examples of petrified in a sentence:

• The hikers were petrified when they encountered a bear on the trail.

• Over centuries, the wood was petrified and turned into fossilized tree trunks.

Which is a synonym of soporific?

A) Juvenile

B) Resplendent

C) Divine

D) Drowsy