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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|---|---|
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
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| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
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