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 |
|---|---|
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| faculty | ability |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| conflagration | fire |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |