GRE Word List

DISSONANCE

lack of agreement

The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.

Random words

WordMeaning
mandatoryrequired by a law or rule : obligatory
inculcateto teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
expatriatebanish
raffleto engage in a raffle
affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
incrustationa crust or hard coating
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)