GRE Word List
PSYCHOSIS
a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
The meaning of the word psychosis is a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |