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discrepancy

nounCommon GRE wordMore D words

an inconsistency or difference between things expected to match

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Discrepancy in a sentence

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An auditor flagged a discrepancy between the receipts and the ledger.

Synonyms
inconsistencydisparitydivergence
Antonyms
consistencyagreementcorrespondence

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Verbal · Text Completion

The novelist's late style is admired precisely for its blank: every superfluous phrase has been pared away, leaving prose of startling economy.

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Discrepancy (noun) means an inconsistency or difference between things expected to match
Here is discrepancy used in an example sentence: "An auditor flagged a discrepancy between the receipts and the ledger."
Common synonyms for discrepancy include inconsistency, disparity, divergence.
Antonyms of discrepancy include consistency, agreement, correspondence.
Discrepancy is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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