GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| doddering | feeble |
| fuddle | booze |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| monogram | a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name |