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
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
alimonyan allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce
solicitorone that solicits
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
promiscuoushaving or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners
rescindto take away : remove
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
occludeto close up or block off : obstruct
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety