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
fiatan authoritative or arbitrary order : decree
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
sleighan open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice
expatiateto move about freely or at will : wander
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
incidentalbeing likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence
hortatoryhortative
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
skiffany of various small boats
shirkto go stealthily : sneak