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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| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
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| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| billowing | wave |