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 |
|---|---|
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| aria | air |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |