GRE Word List
DISSENSION
disagreement
The meaning of the word dissension is disagreement.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |