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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abbreviateto make briefer
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extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
iniquitouscharacterized by iniquity
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exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
outlooka place offering a view
gleanto gather grain or other produce left by reapers