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 |
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| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
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| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
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| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| compelling | that compels: such as |
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