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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parallelismthe quality or state of being parallel
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placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
bovineof, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow
implyto express indirectly
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
hirsutehairy
inferto derive as a conclusion from facts or premises