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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| precipitous | precipitate |