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 |
|---|---|
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| nib | bill |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |