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 |
|---|---|
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| antecede | precede |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |