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.

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hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
dolorouscausing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
cornicethe molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration
tensilecapable of tension : ductile
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
puddingblood sausage