GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |