GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
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|---|---|
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
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| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |