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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solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
writheto twist into coils or folds
accessiblecapable of being reached
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
hurtleto move rapidly or forcefully
abbreviateto make briefer
prerogativean exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as
averto declare positively
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant