GRE Word List
CONSONANT
being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord
The meaning of the word consonant is being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |