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 |
|---|---|
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |