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 |
|---|---|
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| arid | excessively dry |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |