GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| pitfall | trap |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |