GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |