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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| sophist | philosopher |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |