GRE Word List
CRESCENDO
a gradual increase
The meaning of the word crescendo is a gradual increase.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |