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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| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
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| mote | a small particle : speck |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
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