GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| subjective | of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| dowse | to plunge into water |