GRE Word List
CONSENSUS
general agreement : unanimity
The meaning of the word consensus is general agreement : unanimity.
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fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
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rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
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supersede | to cause to be set aside |
defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |