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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |