GRE Word List
MESMERIZE
to subject to mesmerism
The meaning of the word mesmerize is to subject to mesmerism.
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| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |