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 |
|---|---|
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| executioner | one who executes |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |