GRE Word List
DISSENSION
disagreement
The meaning of the word dissension is disagreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |