GRE Word List
CONSENSUS
general agreement : unanimity
The meaning of the word consensus is general agreement : unanimity.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decipher | decode |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| trample | tramp |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |