GRE Word List

DISSENSION

disagreement

The meaning of the word dissension is disagreement.

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WordMeaning
insolencethe quality or state of being insolent
proletariana member of the proletariat
proclivityan inclination or predisposition toward something
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
gerontocracyrule by elders
clichea trite phrase or expression
confoundto throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
extenuateto lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness