GRE Word List
DISSERTATION
an extended usually written treatment of a subject
The meaning of the word dissertation is an extended usually written treatment of a subject.
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| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
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| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
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| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
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