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 |
|---|---|
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |