GRE Word List
DEFIANCE
the act or an instance of defying : challenge
The meaning of the word defiance is the act or an instance of defying : challenge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |