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.

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wardthe action or process of guarding
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
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itineranttraveling from place to place
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chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery