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 |
|---|---|
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| progeny | descendants |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
