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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| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| potentate | ruler |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| plane | airplane |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |