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

WordMeaning
transientpassing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory
dissipateto break up and drive off
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
impoverishto make poor
ludicrousamusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
anecdotea usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict
phalanxa body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files
sybaritevoluptuary