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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| 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") |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| foppish | foolish |