GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |