GRE Word List

MESMERIZE

to subject to mesmerism

The meaning of the word mesmerize is to subject to mesmerism.

Random words

WordMeaning
dribbleto issue sporadically and in small bits
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
oligarchygovernment by the few
intransigencethe quality or state of being intransigent
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
muralof, relating to, or resembling a wall
pell-mellin mingled confusion or disorder
philologythe study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection