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 |
|---|---|
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |