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 |
|---|---|
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| giddy | dizzy |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| viand | an item of food |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |