GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
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| demur | to take exception : object |
| niggle | trifle |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| exegesis | exposition |