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).
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| garnish | decorate; add a garnish to; decorate (food or drink) with small items such as lemon slices; N. |
| alloy | mixture as of metals; something added that lowers in value or purity; V: mix; make less pure; lower in value or quality; spoil; CF. unalloyed: not in mixture with other maetals; pure; complete; unqualified; Ex. unalloyed happiness |
| imbibe | drink in |
| prank | mischievous trick |
| retain | keep; maintain possession of; employ (esp. a lawyer or advisor); N. retainer: servant; fee paid to retain an advisor |
| gentry | people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility |
| engaging | charming; attractive |
| lexicographer | compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary |
| pronounced | distinct; very noticeable; Ex. pronounced limp |
| minutiae | petty or trivial details; CF. minutia |
