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
dourstern
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
callusa thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
penurya cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money)
dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions
vipera common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans
insolventunable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
dingydirty