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 |
|---|---|
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| contrive | devise |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |