GRE Word List
GAIT
a manner of walking or moving on foot
The meaning of the word gait is a manner of walking or moving on foot.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
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| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
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| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |