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 |
|---|---|
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| spare | not being used |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |