GRE Word List
LEGATO
in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)
The meaning of the word legato is in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
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