GRE Word List

CARILLON

a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard

The meaning of the word carillon is a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard.

Random words

WordMeaning
discomfitto put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
frivolousof little weight or importance
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
pillorya device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked
haplesshaving no luck : unfortunate
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag
fraya usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses