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
lineamentsan outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face
shudderto tremble convulsively : shiver
stumbleto fall into sin or waywardness
deposeto remove from a throne or other high position
disaffecteddiscontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious
halefree from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound
proliferateto grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring
obloquya strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
prongfork