GRE Word List
TRANCE
hypnotic state; ecstatic state; detachment from one's physical surrounding (as in contemplation or daydreaming); CF. transition
The meaning of the word trance is hypnotic state; ecstatic state; detachment from one's physical surrounding (as in contemplation or daydreaming); CF. transition.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| waive | give up temporarily; yield; N. waiver: waiving a right or claim; document that waives a right or claim |
| conjugal | pertaining to marriage |
| slur | pronounce indistinctly; speak indistinctly; mumble |
| incarnation | act of assuming a human body and human nature; one who personifies something; personification; Ex. previous incarnation/reincarnation |
| lethal | deadly |
| fuddle | make stupid or confused as with alcholic drink; N. in a fuddle: confused |
| poseur | person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc., to impress others; person who poses; CF. pose |
| deranged | insane |
| daub | smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky; Ex. daub one's clothes with mud/paint; N: small bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint |
| discernible | distinguishable; perceivable; Ex. discernible improvement |
