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 |
|---|---|
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |