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.
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| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |