GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| exegesis | exposition |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |