GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| progeny | descendants |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| condign | deserved |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |