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 |
|---|---|
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |