GRE Word List

DISSONANCE

lack of agreement

The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.

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WordMeaning
pronehaving a tendency or inclination : being likely
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
foregoto go before : precede
cantankerousdifficult or irritating to deal with
extenuateto lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
collaborateto work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
foddersomething fed to domestic animals