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 |
|---|---|
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |