GRE Word List
CODA
a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure
The meaning of the word coda is a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |