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.

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WordMeaning
graciousmarked by kindness and courtesy
tessellatedhaving a checkered appearance
panaceaa remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
syllogisma 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")
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
lardera place where food is stored : pantry
exemptfree or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
foppishfoolish