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 |
|---|---|
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
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| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
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| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |