GRE Word List
SYNTHESIS
the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole
The meaning of the word synthesis is the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| shack | hut |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |