GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |