GRE Word List
CONSENSUS
general agreement : unanimity
The meaning of the word consensus is general agreement : unanimity.
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|---|---|
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
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| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
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| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |