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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WordMeaning
arsenalan establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
diversionthe act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
chastiseto censure severely : castigate
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
harryto make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
defeatistan attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat