GRE Word List
PSYCHOSOMATIC
of the influence of the mind on the body (esp. with respect to disease)
The meaning of the word psychosomatic is of the influence of the mind on the body (esp. with respect to disease).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flotsam | drifting wreckage |
| treasure | keep as precious; cherish |
| rudimentary | elementary; not developed; crude; N. rudiment: fundamental element or principle; Ex. rudiments of the language |
| imperial | like an emperor; related to an empire; CF. imperialism |
| withstand | stand up against; resist successfully |
| consign | send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart (for a special purpose); N. consignment; CF. consignor, consignee |
| holster | leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist) |
| cavalcade | procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages; parade; CF. cavalry |
| gustatory | affecting or relating to the sense of taste |
| subsequent | following in time or order; later |