GRE Word List
CADENCE
rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm
The meaning of the word cadence is rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indubitable | unable to be doubted; which cannot be doubted; unquestionable |
| bovine | cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm |
| incident | event; event that causes a crisis |
| discerning | mentally quick and observant; having insight; perceptive; able to make good judgments; V. discern: perceive |
| runic | mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet; N. rune: one of the letters of an alphabet used by ancient Germanic peoples (cut on stone or wood); magic charm |
| lassitude | languor; weariness; listlessness |
| anguish | acute pain; extreme suffering |
| aberration | deviation from the normal; mental disorder |
| secular | worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion; temporal |
| cloister | monastery or convent |
