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 |
|---|---|
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |