GRE Word List

DISSONANCE

lack of agreement

The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.

Random words

WordMeaning
unravelto disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
falsifyto prove or declare false : disprove
presentimenta feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
defoliateto deprive of leaves especially prematurely
enhanceheighten
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry