GRE Word List

TREATISE

a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached

The meaning of the word treatise is a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached.

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WordMeaning
embellishto make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
equablemarked by lack of variation or change : uniform
catcalla loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event)
sobernot intoxicated
fraileasily led into evil
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time