GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| homily | a usually short sermon |