GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| diva | prima donna |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |