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 |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |