GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| ramification | branch |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |