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 |
|---|---|
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |