GRE Word List
CADENCE
the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
The meaning of the word cadence is the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |