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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| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
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| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
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