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 |
|---|---|
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| categorical | absolute |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |