GRE Word List

DISSENSION

disagreement

The meaning of the word dissension is disagreement.

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WordMeaning
truncateto shorten by or as if by cutting off
concentrichaving a common center
canvassto go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
emancipateto free from restraint, control, or the power of another
expiateto make amends for
uncannyseeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie
siderealof, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral
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