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
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
stodgyhaving a rich filling quality : heavy
offensivemaking attack : aggressive
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
antisepticopposing microbial infection
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
residualremainder
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail