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 |
|---|---|
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |