GRE Word List
HYSTERIA
a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral
The meaning of the word hysteria is a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| dart | a light spear |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |