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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exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
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dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
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urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
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divulgeto make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)