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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refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
flitto pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
interiman intervening time : interval
philologythe study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
flounderflatfish
dissimulateto hide under a false appearance
discriminatingmaking a distinction : distinguishing