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 |
|---|---|
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| scintilla | spark |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |