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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |