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 |
|---|---|
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |