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 |
|---|---|
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| mendicant | beggar |