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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centrifugea machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects
barefacedhaving the face uncovered:
premonitorygiving warning
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor
mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
probityadherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness
patinaa usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color
gangrenelocal death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time