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 |
|---|---|
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| untenable | not able to be defended |