GRE Word List
DISCORD
lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
The meaning of the word discord is lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |