GRE Word List
CRESCENDO
a gradual increase
The meaning of the word crescendo is a gradual increase.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| faculty | ability |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |