GRE Word List
CONSONANCE
harmony or agreement among components
The meaning of the word consonance is harmony or agreement among components.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
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| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |