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 |
|---|---|
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |