GRE Word List
MESMERIZE
to subject to mesmerism
The meaning of the word mesmerize is to subject to mesmerism.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |