GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| brawny | muscular |