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 |
|---|---|
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| lampoon | satire |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |