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 |
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| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |