GRE Word List

PARANOIA

mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations

The meaning of the word paranoia is mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations.

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WordMeaning
fraileasily led into evil
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
metersystematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
babbleto talk enthusiastically or excessively
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
illuminateto supply or brighten with light
dissimulateto hide under a false appearance
nexusconnection
fomentto promote the growth or development of : rouse