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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |