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 |
|---|---|
| rightful | just |
| representational | one that represents: such as |
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| stentorian | extremely loud |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |