GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| calorific | caloric |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |