GRE Word List
CRESCENDO
a gradual increase
The meaning of the word crescendo is a gradual increase.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |