GRE Word List
DISSENSION
disagreement
The meaning of the word dissension is disagreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |