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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WordMeaning
componenta constituent part : ingredient
appellationan identifying name or title : designation
wiltloose freshness; droop
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standstilla state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop
dubiousunsettled in opinion : doubtful
carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)