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 |
|---|---|
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| demerit | offense |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |