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 |
|---|---|
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |