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 |
|---|---|
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |