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 |
|---|---|
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |