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 |
|---|---|
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |