GRE Word List
INCONSISTENCY
an instance of being inconsistent
The meaning of the word inconsistency is an instance of being inconsistent.
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| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
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| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |