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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |