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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| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
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| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| ploy | escapade |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| slew | a large number |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |