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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WordMeaning
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
uniquebeing the only one : sole
triflinglacking in significance or solid worth: such as
deadlocka state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
affrontto insult especially to the face by behavior or language
matineea musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical