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 |
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| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| brazen | made of brass |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
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| cipher | zero |