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 |
|---|---|
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |
| unkempt | not combed |
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| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| historic | historical |
| impinge | encroach |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |