GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| querulous | habitually complaining |