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 |
|---|---|
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |