GRE Word List

DISSONANCE

lack of agreement

The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.

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interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
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enticeto attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt
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pursea small bag for money
cronea cruel or ugly old woman
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
rebusa representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound