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 |
|---|---|
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |