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.

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deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
prongfork
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succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
bearingthe manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear
malcontenta discontented person:
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pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original