[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:He vigorously defended his thesis on the causes of war.Synonyms: proposal , contention , theory", "a subject for a composition or essay.", "a dissertation on a particular subject in which one has done original research, as one presented by a candidate for a diploma or degree.", "Music.the downward stroke in conducting; downbeat.Compare arsis(def1) arsis(def1).", "Prosody.a part of a metrical foot that does not bear the ictus or stress.(less commonly) the part of a metrical foot that bears the ictus.Compare arsis(def2) arsis(def2).", "a part of a metrical foot that does not bear the ictus or stress.", "(less commonly) the part of a metrical foot that bears the ictus.Compare arsis(def2) arsis(def2).", "Philosophy.Hegelian dialectic"]}]