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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encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
overt | open to view : manifest |
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terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
legerdemain | sleight of hand |
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