GRE Word List

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

The meaning of the word mode is an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval.

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WordMeaning
austerestern and cold in appearance or manner
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swearto utter or take solemnly (an oath)
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florescencea state or period of flourishing
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paroxysma fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt