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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| harass | exhaust |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |