GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |