GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |