GRE Word List
SYNTHETIC
relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic
The meaning of the word synthetic is relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |