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 |
---|---|
levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
orator | one who delivers an oration |
intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
scheme | a plan or program of action |
alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |