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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authenticateto prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine
voyeursomeone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
tempothe 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
imperviousnot allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
bluffhaving 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)
conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both