GRE Word List
CRESCENDO
a gradual increase
The meaning of the word crescendo is a gradual increase.
Random words
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retiring | reserved |
append | attach |
apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
compilation | the act or process of compiling |
antithesis | the direct opposite |
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ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
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