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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |