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 |
|---|---|
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| feint | something feigned |
| colloquy | conversation |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| demented | mad |
| scion | descendant |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |