GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| irate | roused to ire |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |