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 |
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| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| juncture | a point of time |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |