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 |
|---|---|
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| whittle | a large knife |
| lampoon | satire |
| niggle | trifle |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
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