GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| license | permission to act |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |