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 |
|---|---|
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |