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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unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
sportive | frolicsome |
sleight | deceitful craftiness |
drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |