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 |
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| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
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| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
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| miscreant | unbelieving |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |