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 |
|---|---|
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |