GRE Word List

CONSONANCE

harmony or agreement among components

The meaning of the word consonance is harmony or agreement among components.

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WordMeaning
scintillaspark
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
virusany of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants
intrinsicbelonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
exhumedisinter
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
arrearsthe state of being behind in the discharge of obligations
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
finickyextremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt