GRE Word List
CONSENSUS
general agreement : unanimity
The meaning of the word consensus is general agreement : unanimity.
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pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |
wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |