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 |
|---|---|
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| avow | to declare assuredly |