GRE Word List
DISSONANCE
lack of agreement
The meaning of the word dissonance is lack of agreement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |