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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flitto pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
interrogateto question formally and systematically
distantseparated in space : away
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
acerbitythe quality of being acerbic
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
auroraldawn
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life