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

WordMeaning
incentivesomething that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action
fleckstreak
elasticcapable of recovering size and shape after deformation
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
impassableincapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
oatmealmeal made from oats
torquea force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion
reproachan expression of rebuke or disapproval
dourstern
gapeto open the mouth wide