GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
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|---|---|
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| array | to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn |
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| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
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