GRE Word List
THESIS
a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view
The meaning of the word thesis is a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |