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 |
|---|---|
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |