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.

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WordMeaning
aplombcomplete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise
denotationan act or process of denoting
vegetateto lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
gustythe sensation of taste
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
septicof, relating to, or causing putrefaction
impassivegiving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
intrinsicbelonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
conducivetending to promote or assist