GRE Word List
DISSENT
to withhold assent or approval
The meaning of the word dissent is to withhold assent or approval.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |