GRE Word List

DISSONANCE

lack of agreement

The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.

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WordMeaning
skittishlively or frisky in action : capricious
smolderto burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
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caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
conclusiveof, relating to, or being a conclusion
procurementthe act or process of procuring
mimicryan instance of mimicking
pontificalepiscopal attire
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression