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 |
|---|---|
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| cow | the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| countenance | look |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |