GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |