GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |