GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| leave-taking | departure |