GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |