GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |