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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| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |