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 |
|---|---|
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| ploy | escapade |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| portly | dignified |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| acclaim | applaud |