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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| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
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| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| overthrow | overturn |
| cursive | running |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
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| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
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