GRE Word List

SUBLIMINAL

inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception

The meaning of the word subliminal is inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception.

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raptlifted up and carried away
addictiona compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted
bartererto trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
freneticmarked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied
offensivemaking attack : aggressive
trilogya series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme
squabblea noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
gawka clumsy stupid person : lout