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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geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
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superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
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igneousformed by solidification of magma
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
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flashylacking in substance or flavor : insipid
apiarya place where bees are kept
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy