GRE Word List
HYPNOSIS
a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
The meaning of the word hypnosis is a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retract | to draw back or in |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
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| motley | variegated in color |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |