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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| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |