GRE Word List
MODULATE
to tune to a key or pitch
The meaning of the word modulate is to tune to a key or pitch.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |