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 |
|---|---|
| douse | to plunge into water |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |