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
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axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
apiary | a place where bees are kept |
anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
braid | to make from braids |
totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |