GRE Word List
GAMUT
the whole series of recognized musical notes
The meaning of the word gamut is the whole series of recognized musical notes.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
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| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| queasy | causing nausea |
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| chafe | irritate |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |