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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| contrive | devise |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |