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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| rider | one that rides |
| forebears | ancestor |
| musty | impaired by damp or mildew : moldy |