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 |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| amulet | a 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) |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |