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 |
|---|---|
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |