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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WordMeaning
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
paucitysmallness of number : fewness
enfranchiseto set free (as from slavery)
spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
appendattach