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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| trenchant | keen |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |