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 |
|---|---|
| connoisseur | expert |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
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| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
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| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |