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 |
|---|---|
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |