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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| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
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| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |