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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| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |