GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whimsy | whim |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |