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 |
|---|---|
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| grotto | cave |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| privy | private |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| provenance | origin |