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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| bog | wet spongy ground |