GRE Word List

DISSENSION

disagreement

The meaning of the word dissension is disagreement.

Random words

WordMeaning
semblanceoutward and often specious appearance or show : form
inclementlacking mildness: such as
impunityexemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
parishthe ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor
beguilehoodwink
obliviouslacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
markedhaving an identifying mark
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
effulgentradiant splendor : brilliance
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law