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.

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WordMeaning
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
compatiblecapable of existing together in harmony
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
grovelto creep with the face to the ground : crawl
entourageone's attendants or associates
bastiona projecting part of a fortification
decryto depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly
stealtha cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme