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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| diadem | crown |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |