GRE Word List
MONOGRAPH
a learned treatise on a small area of learning
The meaning of the word monograph is a learned treatise on a small area of learning.
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| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |