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exegesis

nounCommon GRE wordMore E words

a detailed critical explanation or interpretation of a text

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Exegesis in a sentence

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His exegesis of the ancient poem unraveled centuries of misreading.

Synonyms
interpretationexplicationcommentary
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Verbal · Text Completion

The historian argued that the empire's collapse was not blank but the predictable outcome of decades of fiscal mismanagement that contemporaries had simply refused to acknowledge.

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Exegesis (noun) means a detailed critical explanation or interpretation of a text
Here is exegesis used in an example sentence: "His exegesis of the ancient poem unraveled centuries of misreading."
Common synonyms for exegesis include interpretation, explication, commentary.
Exegesis is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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