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 |
|---|---|
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| peerless | matchless |
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
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| egregious | conspicuous |
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