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 |
|---|---|
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |