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
scalean instrument or machine for weighing
palatableagreeable to the palate or taste
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
misconductmismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
pessimisman inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
ventto provide with a vent
indeliblethat cannot be removed, washed away, or erased
humidcontaining or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive