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 |
|---|---|
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| nourish | nurture |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |