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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| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
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| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
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| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
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