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 |
|---|---|
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
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| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
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| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
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| whittle | a large knife |
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| irreverence | lack of reverence |