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
brusquemarkedly short and abrupt
miteany of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
deployto extend (a military unit) especially in width
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
inalienableincapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
abetto actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan)
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
gleama transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light