GRE Word List
MESMERIZE
to subject to mesmerism
The meaning of the word mesmerize is to subject to mesmerism.
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| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |