GRE Word List
DISSENSION
disagreement
The meaning of the word dissension is disagreement.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |