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 |
|---|---|
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| braid | to make from braids |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |