GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| contrive | devise |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| leave-taking | departure |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |