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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crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
cohorts | companion |
meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |