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

WordMeaning
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
ramificationbranch
addictiona compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted
doggerelloosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
wizardrythe art or practices of a wizard : sorcery
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
filialof, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea