GRE Word List
INCONSISTENCY
an instance of being inconsistent
The meaning of the word inconsistency is an instance of being inconsistent.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
