GRE Word List

DISSENSION

disagreement

The meaning of the word dissension is disagreement.

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inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
amuleta charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft)
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languorweakness or weariness of body or mind
genusa class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic
unceremoniousnot ceremonious : informal
cogentappealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing
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partisana firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person