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 |
|---|---|
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| speck | a small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay |