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 |
|---|---|
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |