GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |