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 |
|---|---|
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| freebooter | pirate |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| residual | remainder |