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 |
|---|---|
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |