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 |
|---|---|
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| implication | something implied: such as |