GRE Word List

DISSENSION

disagreement

The meaning of the word dissension is disagreement.

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WordMeaning
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead
emissaryone designated as the agent of another : representative
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
berserkan ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable
holstera leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle
ambiencea feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere
tortuousmarked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding