GRE Word List

DISSONANCE

lack of agreement

The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.

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WordMeaning
belittleto speak slightingly of : disparage
continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
pertinaciousadhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design
crotchetygiven to crotchets (see crotchet
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
sagaciousof keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning
abscissionthe act or process of cutting off : removal
forwardnear, being at, or belonging to the forepart
charlatanquack
vernalof, relating to, or occurring in the spring