GRE Word List
DISCREPANCY
the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
The meaning of the word discrepancy is the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| hurl | rush |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |