GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| savant | a person of learning |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |