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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| pudding | blood sausage |
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| overwhelm | upset |
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| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |