Vocabulary for Paradox Questions

***Discrepancy*** means *inconsistency, contradiction* or *difference*. >==Example==: >{color:purple}Leg length **discrepancy** (LLD) is a condition of unequal lengths of the legs.{/color} ***To reconcile*** means to resolve, to settle, to bring back to harmony. It is the opposite of creating a discrepancy. >==Example==: >{color:purple}Conflict management is used to help people and organizations **reconcile** their differences with others.{/color} In GMAT Critical Reasoning questions, you are likely to see both **discrepancy** and **reconcile**, specifically in a Critical Reasoning question type called Paradox Questions. >==Example==: {color:purple}Which of the following, if true, best **reconciles** the seeming **discrepancy** described above?{/color}