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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| compartment | a separate division or section |
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| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
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| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
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| paramour | lover |