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 |
|---|---|
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| prank | trick |