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 |
|---|---|
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| seemly | good-looking |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |