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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| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
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| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| headlong | headfirst |
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