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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| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
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| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
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