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 |
|---|---|
| transcendental | transcendent |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |