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 |
|---|---|
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |